Ok, I'm back after a summer break for a while! And man, I can't believe how close we are getting! Newest symptom, alongside right upper back pain, right hip pain, major hemorrhoids are "mask of pregnancy" (my face is all discolored) and, most horrible of all...**TMI** my vagina is prolapsed/inverting. As in, turning inside out and physically coming out of me. I have to do kegels pretty much all day, every day, and will need pelvic floor physical therapy and possibly surgery after baby is born. Right now it is "mild" but could get worse, especially after delivery. So far my cervix and uterus are still up and in place, fingers crossed they stay there! Sigh.
Thanks, @AllyTheKid and @MorganL925! Thankfully it isn't painful, and I only notice slight pressure/discomfort occasionally. I really hope pelvic PT can fix the issue after delivery!
@Kaessi I've definitely been noticing panic attacks almost getting triggered more often lately (haven't had a real one in a while) I think bc of how difficult breathing is...it's like being forced to participate in interoceptive exposure therapy. Heat doesn't help me either, I'm always more flustered when I'm warm even when not pregnant. What helps me sometimes if I can't change the temp or setting altogether is going somewhere cooler (the bathroom, even if just to run cold water over your hands) to catch my breath, and reminding myself that it's not anything causing me to panic but is just the baby crowding my lungs and my heat intolerance. Hope you feel better!
Thanks, @AllyTheKid and @MorganL925! Thankfully it isn't painful, and I only notice slight pressure/discomfort occasionally. I really hope pelvic PT can fix the issue after delivery!
So sorry you have this extra stress to deal with PP. FX that PT fixes everything!
@Kaessi I've definitely been noticing panic attacks almost getting triggered more often lately (haven't had a real one in a while) I think bc of how difficult breathing is...it's like being forced to participate in interoceptive exposure therapy. Heat doesn't help me either, I'm always more flustered when I'm warm even when not pregnant. What helps me sometimes if I can't change the temp or setting altogether is going somewhere cooler (the bathroom, even if just to run cold water over your hands) to catch my breath, and reminding myself that it's not anything causing me to panic but is just the baby crowding my lungs and my heat intolerance. Hope you feel better!
**attempt at double quote was a total fail - read here** Yes to this. I had anxiety pre-pregnancy when I was stressed and the combination of my very real fears about birth and motherhood plus not being able to take a full breath and the heat have almost pushed me into an attack several times. Trying to relax, but it's just not that easy
I feel like I look a lot more red than usual. Not just on my face but arms, legs and feet too. Kind of like I have a slight sunburn but I don't. Anyone else? I've never heard of it.
I get a pink tint, I'm guessing from being flushed from the extra body heat and blood flow? I'm pasty white so it shows on me big time.
I feel super nauseous and like I'm getting diarrhea... it's probably just because I'm upset, buy I feel miserable and need to complain somewhere
+1 on allover pinkness. I was already a pasty pale person with pink splotches. Without makeup I look like Elmo. I call bullshit on the pregnancy "glow"
@Kaessi, @books&icecream, @uponastar16, I hear you all on the panic attack thing. I told my husband this morning that I was feeling panicky, but for no "real" reason, my heart was just racing and my stomach felt flip-floppy. I have anxiety issues on and off for years, so it's no real surprise that with all the changes coming up, I'm feeling the stress. FX we all are feeling better soon!
@books&icecream I navigated it easily enough. And I agree, pregnancy glow is BS, I can't go out in public with a "natural face" without looking like a burn victim.
I though I'd been doing well with a minimal number of symptoms compared to pregnancy #1 but I feel they've come in full swing this past week or so. So we'll see how these last 8 weeks go with acid reflux, joint pain, unable to breathe, sciatic pain, uncontrollable hunger, and major food aversions.
I feel like I have a constant cramp (the kind you get in your side from running). It's between my left side and belly button and it hurts to sit, stand, walk, pick up DS, or stretch. Basically, all the moving. Awesome.
Wondering if I pulled a muscle during my workout last night.
@Kaessi, @books&icecream, @uponastar16, @LizaKate1213 I've been feeling more panicky and anxious lately too, I thought it was related to going into busy time of year at work but now I am thinking it's pregnancy related.
Yesterday after work I told my husband I felt jittery and anxious and that I really needed to cry even though I couldn't pin point one thing to cause it.
+1 for increased panic attacks! I hadn't had one for years before pregnancy... then ever since I passed out at 14 weeks I've had several. I agree that the increased shortness of breath and heat sensitivity, plus the heightened emotions really contribute to this for me. I try to focus on deep breathing, remind myself that I'm safe, and focusing on engaging in conversation with people around me helps. It's also something I'm trying to work on in therapy, but it's hard because it only comes up in rare situations. I think that being pregnant, we're so much more attuned to all of our bodily sensations (sometimes too much so) which, at least for me, combines with my anxiety and makes my brain think something is very wrong. I feel so guilty for it because I know I'm flooding baby with stress hormones whenever I panic like that, but all I can do right now is get through it.
I haven't had any panic attacks but I've noticed that I have isolated myself to the extreme to avoid outside stimuli and overwhelming situations. Even dinner with my family last Friday left me frazzled and feeling like I had just run a marathon. I was mentally and physically exhausted and on edge. I think if I didn't honor this impulse to hibernate and isolate, I would be having panic attacks for sure. I don't think there is anything wrong with turning our energy inward at this point and focusing on ourselves and our LO's. Everyone else can wait, in my opinion.
Me: 32 & DH: 37
Married: November 2014
TTC #1 Since: October 2015
BFP #1: 11/18/15 - CP BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16 IT'S A BOY!!!! DS Born 10/16/16
The pressure is unreal. My legs might rip apart from my body and this baby might fall out. He is also breeched, so while he's kicking my cervix he is head-butting my rib cage.
The pressure is unreal. My legs might rip apart from my body and this baby might fall out. He is also breeched, so while he's kicking my cervix he is head-butting my rib cage.
+1 for pressure! Dr says he is head down, but I honestly feel like he is about to fall out. I feel like I have to wear my maternity belt to keep him in. It feels like someone is pushing down on my belly. So uncomfortable!
I've been having belly pain over here. If I just lean forward, twist a little, or even when I lay on my side, it hurts my belly so bad. I don't know what's causing that, but as soon as my belly touched the mattress last night, I screamed in pain. I took a pillow and slid it under, hoping support would help, and that made it worse. I had to build a pillow mountain so I could sleep propped up and on my back. Even the tiniest bit of pressure against my belly is excruciating.
@krzyriver, is it a nerve-type pain? Like, burning/tingling? I have heard of nerves being stretched to the point that they become very sensitive to touch. Some women experience it as numbness, others as pain. Either way, that sounds miserable, I'm sorry! I hope it resolves soon!
@LizaKate1213 Yeah, kinda! It did occur to me last night that it was probably sensitivity due to all the stretching, but I was in too much pain to really try and think it through. I can touch and even push on my belly, but any more pressure than that and it stops me in my tracks. Thanks, I hope it does too. I'm not sure how I'll be able to do pedicures like this. And that's really how I make all my money at work....
+1 for anxiety as well. I suffered from panic attacks and anxiety years ago, but it hasn't been an issue in over a decade. Maybe it's because I'm PGAL, but I've had anxiety throughout this entire pregnancy. I talked with my doctor about it and she said that there isn't much I can do about it while I'm pregnant, but to let her know if it continues postpartum. I've also let a couple of close friends know, so that they can give me a heads up if my behavior gets weird PP. I just want to feel like myself again.
I feel like an 82 year old when I get out of bed in the mornings.... My back is sore and I have to take baby steps to shuffle to the bathroom with my achy hips. Cute.
@ashleyp625 I stole one of my grandmother's canes to help me get out of bed and start moving around. It's amazing and I wish I could take it everywhere with me. Lol
@ashleyp625 I stole one of my grandmother's canes to help me get out of bed and start moving around. It's amazing and I wish I could take it everywhere with me. Lol
I don't remember who wanted to chop their hand off because of carpal tunnel, but you can add me to that group. My grandma was talking about how I better write thank you notes after my shower, and I want to cry at the thought of writing them. I don't think my wrist can take it.
@SpaceBurger@AllyTheKid, I blame you both for this curse of CM. I wasn't having heavy CM, till I read Ally's post yday about the impending CM tsunami. This is awful!
Also is shopping for baby clothes a symptom? I. cannot. stop. Damn you Carter's and your sales!
@annabenanna So sorry! I promise I was only trying to offer a heads up, not jinx anyone! I've officially started using pantyliners again. I have too or its just... too... much...
@moquat Lefty is my large and in charge boob... like, visibly larger than righty, and the more frequent leaker. She has a superiority complex I think. Always has to be the bigger, better, best.
@LauraPCOS Take your shoes and socks off ASAP woman! Get those feet up! Water chug, go!
Re: Weekly Symptoms Thread 8/8
DS1: 5 ; DS2: 4m
Baby #3 Due 9/7/17
Edit for spellz.
Baby A (via IUI due to MFI): Sep 2016 born at 35+6
+1 on allover pinkness. I was already a pasty pale person with pink splotches. Without makeup I look like Elmo. I call bullshit on the pregnancy "glow"
DS#2 due 25 April 2019
DS#2 due 25 April 2019
@Kaessi, @books&icecream, @uponastar16, I hear you all on the panic attack thing. I told my husband this morning that I was feeling panicky, but for no "real" reason, my heart was just racing and my stomach felt flip-floppy. I have anxiety issues on and off for years, so it's no real surprise that with all the changes coming up, I'm feeling the stress. FX we all are feeling better soon!
Wondering if I pulled a muscle during my workout last night.
Yesterday after work I told my husband I felt jittery and anxious and that I really needed to cry even though I couldn't pin point one thing to cause it.
It's a boy!
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
He is also breeched, so while he's kicking my cervix he is head-butting my rib cage.
Fell in love: Dec 2005 // Married: Feb 9, 2013
Little Miss Rosalie Harper--Born Jan 9th, 2014
the preggo brain combined with the exhaustion is a serious issue. I cant even remember what day it is.
and this little girl better move off my bladder because if I walk clear across the office to pee for 3 drops one more time im gonna go crazy.
Also is shopping for baby clothes a symptom? I. cannot. stop. Damn you Carter's and your sales!
@moquat Lefty is my large and in charge boob... like, visibly larger than righty, and the more frequent leaker. She has a superiority complex I think. Always has to be the bigger, better, best.
@LauraPCOS Take your shoes and socks off ASAP woman! Get those feet up! Water chug, go!